Overleaf

Please note that the Research School of Physics, College of Science, is the Overleaf business owner in collaboration with ITS.

The Australian National University is providing Overleaf features for all students, faculty, and staff who would like to use a collaborative, online LaTeX editor, for their projects. Overleaf features include real-time track changes, unlimited collaborators, and full document history. Overleaf is designed to make the process of writing, editing, and producing your research papers, theses, and project reports much quicker for both you and your collaborators.

Getting access

Claim your institutional Overleaf Professional upgrade by signing up (or signing in) through the customised ANU Overleaf portal page https://www.overleaf.com/edu/anu. You’ll need to link your account to your ANU single sign-on (Please remember: For ANU SSO to work the Username must be the UID@anu.edu.au).

Login by signing in through the customised ANU Overleaf portal page: https://www.overleaf.com/edu/anu.

Accessing tutorials and learning resources

This page provides pointers to some of the tutorials and learning resources that Overleaf offers: https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Tutorials.

Recordings of some of Overleaf webinars are available on-demand here: https://www.overleaf.com/events/webinars.

The ANU quick start guide has some useful resources to get you started on your project.  Please visit the ANU Overleaf portal page and navigate to the Quick Start tab: https://www.overleaf.com/edu/anu#quick-start

Publishing with LaTeX

Introduction to basic LaTeX usage with a focus on thesis and journal publications typesetting is provided on the page Publishing with LaTeX.

LaTeX templates are provided on the Overleaf templates page LaTeX Templates.

Joining the ANU subscription 

In Overleaf there is a distinction between accounts and subscriptions (explained here). Users will not have to create new Overleaf accounts - you will be able to join the ANU institutional subscription with your existing account, whether it is on the free plan or an existing subscription. No data transfer or migration is required.

ANU users will be able to join the ANU institutional subscription (new or existing) from the ANU Overleaf portal page https://www.overleaf.com/edu/anu by adding/confirming your ANU institutional email.

Some questions that you may have are answered on these pages:

• https://www.overleaf.com/learn/how-to/Institutional_Login
• https://www.overleaf.com/learn/how-to/Joining_an_Overleaf_Commons_Subscription

Cancelling your individual Overleaf subscription

Individual and group subscriptions are not cancelled automatically when you join the ANU institutional subscription.

You do have to take action to cancel your existing subscription. If you have an individual subscription, you should see a notification stating that you can cancel your subscription when you join the ANU institutional subscription.

Administrators of group accounts will receive an email from the Overleaf team letting them know about the institutional subscription.

Subscriptions can be cancelled from your Overleaf account, Subscription Settings page.

Request a refund for the unused portion of your subscription

When you cancel your individual and group subscription, the subscription renewal is cancelled but there is not an automatic refund.

If you would like to receive a prorated refund for the unused portion of your subscription, please reach out to support@overleaf.com and the Overleaf support team will process your refund request.

Asking for help and support

If you have Overleaf support questions, please, get in touch with the Overleaf support team directly at support@overleaf.com. The ANU Overleaf portal page also contains information about getting in touch with the Overleaf support team, please visit the page: https://www.overleaf.com/edu/anu.